The following is a sample of the wide range of community-based lenders, banks, and crowdfunding sources that the Staten Island SBDC works with to provide access to small business financing:

NYPL Public Library - Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) is a premier public business library with electronic resources, comprehensive print materials, and services for start-ups and established businesses. SNFL has an extensive collection of resources related to business, finance & investments, industry & technology, and is staffed by librarians who can help find business and financial data as well as information on patents, trademarks, census, and trade.

Examples of what the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) can offer include, but is not limited to:

Research assistance from librarians for your business plan
Customized B2B lead lists for business research, direct marketing, and promotion
Access to onsite premium databases (eg. Bloomberg, Emerging Markets, Mintel, E-Marketer, First Research, Reference USA and D&B Directories, Plunkett's, Simply Map, Statistical Insight, etc.)
Financial norms and ratios for your industry
Access to research collections as well as books to borrow in print or e-format

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